Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In December - 06

1831  Joshua Woodrow Sill, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on December - 06.   

1833  On this day in history birth of john Singleton Mosby, lawyer/Col (Confederate Army), died in 1916   

1841  On this day in history birth of frédéric Bazille, French painter (d. 1870)   

1843  On December - 06 birth of albert de Vriendt, Flemish historical painter/etcher   

1846  On December - 06 birth of henryk Jarecki, composer   

1849  August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

1853  On this day in history birth of haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. 1931)   

1863  Charles Martin Hall, American chemist (d. 1914) was born on December - 06.   

1870  William S Hart, actor, silent Westerns (Wild Bill Hickok, Tumbleweeds) was born on December - 06.   

1872  Mikulas Moyzes, composer was born on December - 06.   

1872  On December - 06 birth of william S. Hart, American actor (d. 1946)   

1875  On December - 06 birth of evelyn Underhill, British poet (d. 1941)   

1876  On this day in history birth of fred Duesenberg, German-born automobile pioneer (d. 1932)   

1884  Rose Schneiderman, NY state dept of labor sect (1937-44) was born on this day in history.   

1885  Albrecht Schaeffer, German writer (The General) was born on this day in history.   

1886  Joyce Kilmer, US, (male) poet (Trees) was born on December - 06.   

1887  On December - 06 birth of joseph Lamb, composer   

1887  Lynn Fontanne, Woodford England, Bdwy actress (Dulcy, Arms & the Man) was born on this day in history.   

1888  On December - 06 birth of will Hay, English comedian and actor (d. 1949)   

1890  Dion Fortune, British occultist (d. 1946) was born on December - 06.   

1890  Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history birth of rudolf Schlichter, German artist and writer (d. 1955)   

1892  F Osbert S Sitwell, London, poet/writer (Out of the Flame) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Lina Carstens, Wiesbaden Germany, actress (Homeland, Broken Jug) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of lou Little, college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960)   

1896  Arnold Foster, composer was born on December - 06.   

1896  On this day in history birth of george Trafton, NFL center (Chicago Bears)   

1896  Ira Gershwin, lyricist ('S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm) was born on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history birth of john Axel Fernstrom, composer   

1897  O W Cisek, writer was born on December - 06.   

1898  On this day in history birth of alfred Eisenstaedt, photo journalist   

1898  Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist (Nobel 1974) was born on December - 06.   

1898  On this day in history birth of herman Shumlin, actor (Watch on the Rhine)   

1899  On December - 06 birth of harry Buller Siege Willis, son of South Africa boer in Ladysmith   

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0343  On this day in history death of saint Nicholas   

1185  Afonso I, the Conqueror, king of Portugal (1143-85), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1352  On this day in history clement VI, [Pierre Roger], Pope (1342-52), dies   

1531  Death of John Volkertsz Trimaker, Dutch anabaptist leader, beheaded on December - 06.   

1550  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1562  Jan van Scorel, Dutch painter/architect, dies on this day in history.   

1598  Elbertus Leoninus, Dutch lawyer/politician, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1618  On this day in history death of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (b. 1556)